Hello everyone, I have just joined the list, because I have a couple of Australian problems and no idea where to start, so I'm looking for inspiration! My G Grandfather, George Herbert BARROW and his brother James ran a Soap Manufacturing Co in Bradford, England called S.Hemingway and Co. At some point James BARROW is reported to have run off to Australia with large sums of money and the secretary. In 1881 James was a lad of 9 living at home with his parents, and in my Grandma's diary of 1915 he doesn't show up, so I am assuming he would have gone left between about 1892 and 1915. My second problem is Philip FIRTH, my Grandma's brother. He was born in the early 1900's and we have photo's of him still in Bradford as a young man. He also set sail for Australia, and there are family stories of him having drowned in Sydney Harbour, though I don't know whether this was on arrival in Australia, or after having lived there for a while. I suspect he would have gone to Australia in the 1920's or early 30's. So has anyone got any suggestions as to where I could start? Regards, Sarah Interested in: FIRTH (Leeds/Bradford) BARROW (Bolton/Bradford) HARRISON (Leeds) HARGRAVE (Holbeck) GREIG (Glasgow & London) MORLIDGE (Stoke & Derby) HOMEWOOD(London/Essex) EASTWOOD (Leicester) GALLOWAY (Pudsey)

Hi Sarah I usually start by checking the marriage and death records for where I think the person went. Then if I can't find them I try the same records for the other states. Charmaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Morlidge" <S.Morlidge@btinternet.com> To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:53 AM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] BARROW and FIRTH > Hello everyone, > I have just joined the list, because I have a couple of Australian problems > and no idea where to start, so I'm looking for inspiration! > > My G Grandfather, George Herbert BARROW and his brother James ran a Soap > Manufacturing Co in Bradford, England called S.Hemingway and Co. At some > point James BARROW is reported to have run off to Australia with large sums > of money and the secretary. In 1881 James was a lad of 9 living at home with > his parents, and in my Grandma's diary of 1915 he doesn't show up, so I am > assuming he would have gone left between about 1892 and 1915. > > My second problem is Philip FIRTH, my Grandma's brother. He was born in the > early 1900's and we have photo's of him still in Bradford as a young man. He > also set sail for Australia, and there are family stories of him having > drowned in Sydney Harbour, though I don't know whether this was on arrival > in Australia, or after having lived there for a while. I suspect he would > have gone to Australia in the 1920's or early 30's. > > So has anyone got any suggestions as to where I could start? > > Regards, Sarah > > Interested in: > FIRTH (Leeds/Bradford) > BARROW (Bolton/Bradford) > HARRISON (Leeds) > HARGRAVE (Holbeck) > GREIG (Glasgow & London) > MORLIDGE (Stoke & Derby) > HOMEWOOD(London/Essex) > EASTWOOD (Leicester) > GALLOWAY (Pudsey) > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Charmaine, Thank you for your note. Do you know if there is an Australian equivalent of the freeBMD that I could search on? Best wishes Sarah Morlidge -----Original Message----- From: Charmaine Maher [mailto:tcandr@ihug.com.au] Sent: 14 April 2002 12:11 To: AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] BARROW and FIRTH Hi Sarah I usually start by checking the marriage and death records for where I think the person went. Then if I can't find them I try the same records for the other states. Charmaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Morlidge" <S.Morlidge@btinternet.com> To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:53 AM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] BARROW and FIRTH > Hello everyone, > I have just joined the list, because I have a couple of Australian problems > and no idea where to start, so I'm looking for inspiration! > > My G Grandfather, George Herbert BARROW and his brother James ran a Soap > Manufacturing Co in Bradford, England called S.Hemingway and Co. At some > point James BARROW is reported to have run off to Australia with large sums > of money and the secretary. In 1881 James was a lad of 9 living at home with > his parents, and in my Grandma's diary of 1915 he doesn't show up, so I am > assuming he would have gone left between about 1892 and 1915. > > My second problem is Philip FIRTH, my Grandma's brother. He was born in the > early 1900's and we have photo's of him still in Bradford as a young man. He > also set sail for Australia, and there are family stories of him having > drowned in Sydney Harbour, though I don't know whether this was on arrival > in Australia, or after having lived there for a while. I suspect he would > have gone to Australia in the 1920's or early 30's. > > So has anyone got any suggestions as to where I could start? > > Regards, Sarah > > Interested in: > FIRTH (Leeds/Bradford) > BARROW (Bolton/Bradford) > HARRISON (Leeds) > HARGRAVE (Holbeck) > GREIG (Glasgow & London) > MORLIDGE (Stoke & Derby) > HOMEWOOD(London/Essex) > EASTWOOD (Leicester) > GALLOWAY (Pudsey) > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

There are a couple one can look at. BDM is controlled by the states (county) the best is NSW at http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexSrch.cgi?sessionID=208203 Victoria http://www.zip.com.au/~rsterry/gen/vicbdm.htm Tasmania has a Colonial index but unless the person you are searching for was Born, Married or Died they will not be recorded however they will do a search if you have some details on the person. http://pioneers.archives.tas.gov.au/Taslink2.asp Queensland records pre 1855 appear in NSW after that you need to purchase a CD at $250.00 unless your local library has it. Similar applies to South Australia and Western Australia. Bill Pursey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Morlidge" <S.Morlidge@btinternet.com> To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 2:12 AM Subject: RE: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] BARROW and FIRTH > Charmaine, > Thank you for your note. Do you know if there is an Australian equivalent of > the freeBMD that I could search on? > Best wishes > Sarah Morlidge > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charmaine Maher [mailto:tcandr@ihug.com.au] > Sent: 14 April 2002 12:11 > To: AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] BARROW and FIRTH > > > Hi Sarah > I usually start by checking the marriage and death records for where I think > the person went. Then if I can't find them I try the same records for the > other states. > > Charmaine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sarah Morlidge" <S.Morlidge@btinternet.com> > To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:53 AM > Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] BARROW and FIRTH > > > > Hello everyone, > > I have just joined the list, because I have a couple of Australian > problems > > and no idea where to start, so I'm looking for inspiration! > > > > My G Grandfather, George Herbert BARROW and his brother James ran a Soap > > Manufacturing Co in Bradford, England called S.Hemingway and Co. At some > > point James BARROW is reported to have run off to Australia with large > sums > > of money and the secretary. In 1881 James was a lad of 9 living at home > with > > his parents, and in my Grandma's diary of 1915 he doesn't show up, so I am > > assuming he would have gone left between about 1892 and 1915. > > > > My second problem is Philip FIRTH, my Grandma's brother. He was born in > the > > early 1900's and we have photo's of him still in Bradford as a young man. > He > > also set sail for Australia, and there are family stories of him having > > drowned in Sydney Harbour, though I don't know whether this was on arrival > > in Australia, or after having lived there for a while. I suspect he would > > have gone to Australia in the 1920's or early 30's. > > > > So has anyone got any suggestions as to where I could start? > > > > Regards, Sarah > > > > Interested in: > > FIRTH (Leeds/Bradford) > > BARROW (Bolton/Bradford) > > HARRISON (Leeds) > > HARGRAVE (Holbeck) > > GREIG (Glasgow & London) > > MORLIDGE (Stoke & Derby) > > HOMEWOOD(London/Essex) > > EASTWOOD (Leicester) > > GALLOWAY (Pudsey) > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >